Marianne Barriaux Friday June 29, 2007 Guardian Unlimited BP has set up a venture with biodiesel firm D1 Oils to increase planting of jatropha, an oilseed tree that produces an inedible vegetable oil used to make biofuel. m, while D1 will incorporate its planting business and the trees it has planted to date. Their report said hundreds of thousands of indigenous people and peasant communities in developing countries were being thrown off their land as biofuel firms needed more and more...

Looking the tree over every few days is also an important step, says Jungblut, a certified arborist. The best thing to do is buy a $5 moisture meter, Jungblut says, and use the meter often to check if the tree has enough water. But don't overwater them, especially if they're planted in the lawn, where they get water from sprinkler systems. People along the Front Range are digging in and planting those trees to help cool our urban landscape. Both indicate not enough water, but once the tree...

If all goes to plan, the draft transformation charter for the forestry industry, released this week, will be the biggest shot in the arm for the sector in 15 years, say industry executives and analysts. What distinguishes this charter from those of other sectors is its combined aim to not only expand black ownership and participation in forestry but to grow, or at least reverse, the decline of the industry as a whole. This would seem to run counter to government's established environmental...

So call your neighbors before they call the fire department on you, and also call the non-emergency numbers for the fire department, 495-4300. Russell says many people in the area continue to be nervous whenever they see smoke or flames. Fire awareness in Black Forest A major fire in Black Forest in 2002 left a lasting impression on residents in the area. They ask to have 24 hours advanced notice of any fires.

But the fire has brought home to area forest groups the difficulty in selecting the right post-fire strategy for a forest. After a large fire, land managers face controversial choices: let the forest regenerate on its own or harvest scorched trees and replant. Large-scale salvage logging after Angora is unlikely due to environmental protections and the small logging industry presence in the Lake Tahoe basin, according to regional planning officials. The practice of salvage logging and...